Dormant Accounts Fund.

Tuesday, 24 April 2007

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Michael D. Higgins

Question:

79 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations that have been allocated funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund since the start of 2007; the amount allocated on each occasion; the name and location of each organisation; the purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15002/07]

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Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Mr. N. Ahern)

To date in 2007, the Government has approved funding in the sum of €19.978m from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support over 1,600 groups as per the table below:

Funding Measures approved in 2007	Category	Applications Approved	Value of Approvals
			€m
ICT Initiatives for Disadvantaged Young People	Social & Economic Disadvantage	39	2.347
Projects addressing Alcohol Related Harm	Social & Economic Disadvantage	18	1.062
Small scale Equipment Grants for Youth Clubs/Groups	Social & Economic Disadvantage	1,446	2.025
RAPID Ballyfermot Priority Projects	Social & Economic Disadvantage	10	0.300
Recreational and Personal Development Opportunities for Disadvantaged Young People	Social & Economic Disadvantage	51	1.123
Small scale Building/Building enhancements in Residential Care Units.	People with Disabilities	28	3.704
Transition from Residential Care Settings to Community Care Housing.	People with Disabilities	15	7.151
Aids and Appliances for People with physical and sensory Disabilities.	People with Disabilities	15	2.266
Summary Totals		1,622	19.978

Details of the projects which have been approved for funding under the various measures listed above, including amounts awarded and purpose of funding, are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie.

I should add that earlier today the Government approved funding of €10.34 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund to support nine jointly-funded flagship projects. In addition to the Dormant Accounts grants, these projects have managed to secure over €25.7 million from private, philanthropic and community sources. Details of these projects will be announced when the project promoters have been informed regarding the grant amounts and the specific conditions attaching to each grant. There are a number of projects remaining to be assessed under this funding measure and it is anticipated that further allocations from the Dormant Accounts Fund will be made in respect of projects which have substantial funding commitments from private, philanthropic and community sources when the assessment process has been fully completed.